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2015

Modelling and Verifying Smell-Free Architectures with the ARCHERY Language

Authors
Sanchez, A; Barbosa, LS; Madeira, A;

Publication
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND FORMAL METHODS, SEFM 2014

Abstract
Architectural (bad) smells are design decisions found in software architectures that degrade the ability of systems to evolve. This paper presents an approach to verify that a software architecture is smell-free using the Archery architectural description language. The language provides a core for modelling software architectures and an extension for specifying constraints. The approach consists in precisely specifying architectural smells as constraints, and then verifying that software architectures do not satisfy any of them. The constraint language is based on a propositional modal logic with recursion that includes: a converse operator for relations among architectural concepts, graded modalities for describing the cardinality in such relations, and nominals referencing architectural elements. Four architectural smells illustrate the approach.

2015

AFINA-te - A Healthy Lifestyle Information Website, Online Food Diary and Exercise Log Directly Towards Children

Authors
Guimarães, N; Lebres, VF; Ribeiro, J;

Publication
CSEDU (1)

Abstract
Childhood obesity is according to the World Health Organization one of the most concerning problems today. Educating children to a healthier lifestyle is a difficult task due to the lack of interest or concern that they demonstrate. The interest that children have in technology and the time they spent online in games or simply surfing the web may be seen as an opportunity to instill knowledge about healthy eating and healthy lifestyle. There are already several online health counseling websites but it seems to exist a lack of such platforms directly towards to children. Afina-te website is an online platform that aims to monitor and educate children to a healthier lifestyle through the exposition of information, interactive applications and educational games. It is also capable of provide feedback about what users eat and the exercise they practice. This paper describes the development and resulting health counseling website.

2015

Classifying Urban Sounds using Time Series Motifs

Authors
Gomes, EF; Batista, F;

Publication

Abstract

2015

Cost-effective and Lightweight Mobile Units for MixAR: A Comparative Trial among Different Setups

Authors
Pádua, L; Narciso, D; Adão, T; Cunha, A; Peres, E; Magalhães, L;

Publication
CENTERIS/ProjMAN/HCist

Abstract

2015

Phase Interrogated Plasmonic Optical Fiber Optrode with Bimetallic Layers

Authors
Moayyed, H; Leite, IT; Coelho, L; Santos, JL; Viegas, D;

Publication
24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS

Abstract
Optical fiber optrodes are attractive sensing devices due to their ability to perform point measurement in remote locations. Mostly, they are oriented to biochemical sensing, quite often relying on fluorescent and spectroscopic techniques, but with the refractometric approach being also considered when the objective is high measurement performance, particularly when focusing on measurand resolution. In this work, we address this subject proposing and theoretically analyzing the characteristics of a fiber optic optrode relying on plasmonic interaction. The optrode structure is a fiber optic tapered tip layout incorporating a lateral bimetallic layer (silver + gold) and operating in reflection.

2015

The magnitude of creative industries in Portugal: What do the distinct industry-based approaches tell us?

Authors
Cruza, SS; Teixeirab, AA;

Publication
Creative Industries Journal

Abstract
There is a generalized lack of clear definitions and estimations as to what represents cultural activities and creative industries. This paper critically reviews the growing corpus of literature on approaches to the measurement of creative industries and presents a detailed mapping of the creative sectors according to relevant industry- based methodologies. Using a unique official database, Quadros de Pessoal/ Matched Employer-Employee Dataset, which includes over 3 million workers, we found that, for Portugal, depending on the approach used, the size of creative industries differs considerably, ranging from 2.5% (DCMS model) to 4.6% (WIPO copyright model). We further propose a distinct industry-based approach focusing on core creative industries. Accordingly, core creative industries represent 3.5% of Portuguese employment, in which ‘software publishing’/‘computer consultancy’ (1.0%), ‘publishing’ (1.0%) and ‘advertising and marketing’ (0.4%) are the most relevant sub-segments. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

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